Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1903 (Sedalia), Died January 23, 1978 (Northridge)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-62676	10-in.	7/10/1930	Paramount Publix ballyhoo record	Jack Oakie	Promotional recording : Talk, with dubbed recording	speaker
Victor	PCS-68471	12-in.	5/11/1933	College humor : Paramount transcription	Paramount Studio Orchestra	Promotional recording	speaker
Victor	PCS-68472	12-in.	5/11/1933	College humor : Paramount transcription	Paramount Studio Orchestra	Promotional recording	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oakie, Jack," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102316.

Oakie, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102316.

"Oakie, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.